Unnoticed Moments

“Don’t Miss the Moment Hear the Sound”

Today as He does every morning 5am I’m wide awake. Made the coffee grabbed my computer and got ready to write. I’m 7000 words into the book I’m writing on the ‘The Eternal Bride”

I hear an alarm go off of course its my roommates. It goes off and then I hear it again. As clear as I could hear it He said “don’t miss the moment” many times seasons change and we are not aware of them and they come as a surprise they catch us off guard. We might say the through us off balance and we struggle to find our bearings our next step. Maybe its a job loss, loss of a spouse, move to a different location, divorce, children move out. Fill in the blank. One thing I have learned is He is in control of seasons.

I take comfort in knowing in scriptures when the seasons change His love remains.

Ecclesiastes  3:1-8 To every thing there is a season, and a time and every purpose under the heaven. A time to be born, a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time and a time to dance;  A time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together ; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing, a time get, and a time to lose; a time to keep and a time to cast away; A time to rend and a time sew; a time to keep silence nd a time to speak. A time to love and a time to hate a time of war and a time of peace.

If your like me, you’ve struggled with having to say no to taking on a new responsibility-especially if its for a good cause and directly related to helping others. We may have a sound reasons for carefully selecting our priorities. yet sometimes, by not agreeing to do more, we may feel guilty or we may thing that somehow we have failed in our walk of faith.

But according to Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, wisdom recognizes that  everything in life has its own season-in human activities as in the realm of nature. “There is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven” (3:1).

As we are going through season change we may need to put aside what we did in the past and funnel our energy into something else.).

When life brings changes in our circumstance and obligations we must wisely discern what kind of commitments we should make, seeking in whatever we do “do all to the glory of God’ ( 1 Cor. 10:31). Proverbs 3:6 promises that as we acknowledge Him in all our ways, He will guide us in the way we should go.

My reflection of what sound to follow came out of deep desperation to know the true voice after making choices that ended me up at the same place there must be more to my story then the pain I have carried. It took a while for me to get quite and enjoy silence. Ever since I was 18 I’ve had children. So I was a mom. Ok who else was she. Not having the foundation in my life in a home that I had the freedom to express myself my sound (voice) was silenced. I followed others needs and wants from me. I can say this season He has kept me unto Himself. By far not the most comfortable place for me. I love people and love to be connected. In  this season He withheld those so I would come to Him and truly find my own identity in Him. I cant tell you how alone I have felt. Yet I knew it was laid in my foundation as a little girl and I knew this season had purpose. As hard as I cried for human connection He became all I desired. Finally I felt the Father’s embrace I was no longer an Orphan He went deep into places and found the treasure. My heart had walls of self will, protection and self reliance on my own strength. He walked in the dead places in my heart and transformed them into a beautiful garden of HOPE.

Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of “life”

I longed to be seen and found my value in people. Now He has healed my Orphan heart I know Him. I found what I so longed for HIM. to hear His voice and release the sound the deposit the gifting to express His heart and love to the broken, lost, rejected.  My heart sings a new sound. Until I’m known and fully alive to who you are I will not stop coming to the sound of His voice, The one who heals restores and makes all things new in HIS Time.

As the dawn waits for the sun to rise I will wait. My Bridegroom King.

Ps 89:15 How blessed are the people who know the joyful sound they walk in the light of your countenance. Your radiant light shines through.

I hear the sound of His voice. Do YOU?